Russia’s exports in 2025 were characterized by shifts in energy trade, increased reliance on Asian buyers and stable, high-demand grain exports, with overall trade figures showing resilience, especially in non-oil/gas sectors, while adapting to new market dynamics. Key trends include exports of crude oil, fertilizers, and grain exports exceeding forecasts. Source products from Russia with confidence. Get insights into Russia’s key export industries, trade finance, and logistics. Essential for importers and businesses building a Russian supply chain.
Russia’s exports of natural gas to China rose by 28.3% year-on-year in the first eight months of 2025, according to Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller. Speaking at a meeting with the heads of subsidiary companies and organizations, Miller added that Gazprom continues to supply gas steadily and reliably to both domestic consumers and international partners. Russia […]
India is set to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, with trading sources saying that Nayara Energy and Reliance Industries plan to increase their purchases by 10-20% compared to August levels. The increase would translate to an additional 150,000-300,000 barrels per day. The move comes despite US President Donald Trump imposing additional tariffs […]
Unlike China and India, Brazil does not import crude oil directly from Russia. However, it ranks as the third-largest buyer of Russian refined petroleum products globally—behind Turkiye (26%) and China (13%)—accounting for 12% of such imports. Those imports have also been increasing. According to data from the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean […]
PJSC Whoosh Holding, the Russian holding company of the Whoosh electric bike-sharing service, plans to increase its expansion in Latin America, according to the company’s founder and CEO Dmitry Chuiko. Currently, Whoosh operates in two Latin American countries, Brazil and Chile. Chuiko said that “The focus of work in the near future will be directed, […]
Gazprom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian government aimed at developing a partnership in the oil and gas sectors. The document was signed during a working visit by a delegation from PJSC Gazprom led by Gazprom Mongolia Chairman Alexei Miller, Gazprom has stated. Miller held working meetings with Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, the Mongolian […]
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Iran and Russia have been jointly developing a strategy to position Iran as a strategic gas transit hub, potential that began following bilateral discussions and the 2024 signing of an agreement for Russia to supply up to 300 million cubic meters of gas to Iran daily. That supply chain will begin later this year. Stanislav […]
Russia’s pivot to Asia has taken another unique turn by sending bulk cargo to Malaysia, in southeast Asia, from Moscow vi Vladivostok for the first time. Russia’s FESCO Transport organised the transhipment of technical fat cargo in Flexitanks at the Bely Rast terminal in Russia’s Moscow region. From Bely Rast, the first shipment departed via […]
Russia has been given the contract to print the banknotes for Syria’s redesigned and revalued currency, with Damascus to give the severely devalued Syrian pound a makeover and remove two zeroes from the currency in order to ease transactions and restore confidence. The Syrian pound has lost over 99% of its value since 2011, falling […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has delivered the first refrigerated container with Russian food products from Novorossiysk to the port of Sohar (Oman). The container was loaded with frozen meat semi-finished products weighing 25.5 tonnes, and was delivered by road from the suppliers warehouse in Bryansk to Novorossiysk Port. It was then placed on a FESCO […]
The Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has been holding talks in Moscow, meeting with both Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks come just as the United States has threatened to increase tariffs to 50% on Indian exports to the United States in retaliation for India purchasing Russian oil. […]
In a show of defiance against US President Trump’s threats of sanctions, Chinese oil refineries have ramped up imports of Russian crude and have purchased oil initially intended for India. Muyu Xu, a senior crude analyst at Kpler, has said that China’s state-owned and major private refiners have purchased about 13 cargoes of Russian crude […]
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